By Bruce Bower
When Kenneth M. Ford considers the future of artificial intelligence, he doesn’t envision legions of cunning robots running the world. Nor does he have high hopes for other much-touted AI prospects–among them, machines with the mental moxie to ponder their own existence and tiny computer-linked devices
implanted in people’s bodies. When Ford thinks of the future of artificial intelligence, two words come to his mind: cognitive prostheses.